Jalalabad Operation was launched in 5 March 1989, by Mujahedeen comprising eight groups against Najibullah Regime. The operation in question remained (largely) shrouded in mystery. Many military and sometimes political analysts (ironically) on hold General Hameed Gul, then ISI Chief (unfairly) squarely responsible for the unsuccessfulness of the operation and its fallouts later on. The fact of the matter is that most of discussions and analyses in our mainstream media are ...
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After Kabul fell to the Taliban on 15 August 19, 2021, a plethora of debates have raged in media, discussing hopes from Afghanistan .In fact many have started drawing inferences ranging from high hopes of transforming Afghanistan into an entirely Islamic welfare state based on sharia (the Islamic law) to conspiracy oriented shades of prospects, citing the swiftness which Kabul embraced the Taliban. Can Afghanistan become a state envisioned by ...
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During last three decades, Afghanistan witnessed rise, fall and rise of the taliban, a force that changed the paradigms of war and resistance. In early 90s, when the taliban ran through Afghanistan, the world saw them in absolute awe. They were portrayed as barbaric forces, who were against modernization including education for women. It is pertinent to remind the world, especially the journalist community that the taliban emerged as an indigenous ...
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After the unfortunate 9/11, the Americans invaded Afghanistan, dislodging The Taliban Regime, which had been recognized by Pakistan and the UAE. Little did the world know that the course would be reversed in a matter of two decades, forcing the Americans, having suffered immense economic and human loss, to exit Afghanistan. Since Joe Biden has announced the withdrawal in September, which is a symbolic, signaling to pull out the troops ...
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The US and Taliban (not the Afghan government) inked a deal in Doha on 29 February ,chalking out map of the withdrawal of The US and its allies from Afghanistan, which is being seen as a huge step forward to bring peace and stability in Afghanistan. To what extent is this agreement practicable, we need to peek into Afghan history. Reflecting at post 1979 scenario, the USSR invaded Afghanistan with its biggest ...
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